Seven homes characterised by shiny metal exteriors

For our latest roundup, we look at seven homes across the UK and Australia, ranging from new builds to extensions, that are finished with shiny, metal exteriors.

Stewart House, Australia, by SSdH

Australian practice SSdH renovated this single-storey, brick home in Melbourne, creating new openings while also preserving its 1970s character.

Contrasting with the brick, aluminium was used to frame a full-height window and a projecting window box at the home's rear, as well as for reflective surfaces across the interior.

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Tabberner Cook House, UK, by James Alder Architects

Local studio James Alder Architects chose zinc panels and aluminium-framed glazing to complement its brick-clad timber extension to the Tabberner Cook House in south London.

Inside, the spacious extension houses rooms for gardening and bicycle maintenance, along with a new kitchen, which is crowned with an exposed waffle-slab ceiling and integrated skylight.

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Bondi House, Australia, by Nick Kent Design

Located in Sydney, Bondi House's minimalist design is defined by its translucent and reflective exterior, which has been clad with polycarbonate screens and metal louvres.

Completed by local studio Nick Kent Design, the two-storey home sits on a narrow plot and is composed of a lightweight, steel-framed structure that allows the home to be easily reconfigured in the future.

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Red Hill House and Studio, Australia, by Zuzana & Nicholas

A "robust palette" of stone, concrete and steel was used to transform this Brisbane cottage into a home and studio for the founders of Australian practice Zuzana & Nicholas.

The materiality was used to maintain a division between the ground-floor studio and the home above, with a more utilitarian palette of exposed concrete and metal used across the lower level.

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Covent Garden Apartment, UK, by Carmody Groarke

London-based architecture studio Carmody Groarke overhauled this Grade II-listed penthouse apartment in London, adding a glazed kitchen extension and sheltered rooftop terrace.

The studio used slanted panels of 25-millimetre-thick aluminium to construct the shelter, which were arranged to mimic the spacing of windows in the building below.

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Proclamation House, Australia, by State of Kin

Aluminium awnings contrast with the olive-toned exterior of Proclamation House, a light-filled family home in western Australia completed by architecture studio State of Kin.

Defined by its sculptural concrete form, which is coated in hemp render, the home sits on the former site of a derelict dwelling and accommodates a couple and one of their elderly parents.

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House on a Hill, UK, by Hugh Strange Architects

London studio Hugh Strange Architects restored and extended this hillside Victorian home with a series of stepped timber volumes clad with metal.

Looking to reinstate the home's connection to its terraced concrete garden, the studio added a rear extension composed of three glazed volumes complete with green roofs and galvanised steel elements.

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